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Southwest Airlines (LUV)

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$29.69 USD

29.69
1,218,944

-0.06 (-0.20%)

Updated Aug 5, 2025 11:14 AM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.75%
2Buy17.82%
3Hold9.58%
4Sell5.28%
5Strong Sell2.61%
S&P50011.30%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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A Value C Growth F Momentum C VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 37% (91 out of 246)

Industry: Transportation - Airline

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Zacks News

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Airline Stock Roundup: SAVE, SKYW Q4 Earnings Top, DAL's January Traffic & More

by Zacks Equity Research

Increased demand for air travel has boosted the top line of most carriers in Q4. However, rise in fuel costs have limited bottom-line growth.

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    Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Delta Airlines, American Airlines, Ryanair Holdings, Southwest Airlines and United Continental

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      Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Continental and Alaska Air

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      Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Continental and Alaska Air

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        Delta (DAL) Dips on Disappointing January Traffic Statistics

        by Zacks Equity Research

        Delta's (DAL) consolidated traffic in January remains unchanged year over year. However, load factor declines on capacity expansion and unaltered traffic.

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          Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Delta Air Lines, Alaska Air Group, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines and United Continental Holdings

          by Zacks Equity Research

          Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Delta Air Lines, Alaska Air Group, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines and United Continental Holdings

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            Airline Stock Roundup: AAL, LUV Beat on Q4 Earnings, JBLU Misses, ALK & HA Meet

            by Zacks Equity Research

            The NYSE ARCA Airline index is declining despite companies like American Airlines (AAL) outperforming in Q4.

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              Southwest Airlines (LUV) Beats on Q4 Earnings & Revenues

              by Zacks Equity Research

              Southwest Airlines' (LUV) results in Q4 benefit from a substantial rise in unit revenues. Load factor in the quarter also rise owing to traffic growth in excess of capacity expansion.

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                Look At These Corporate Earnings

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                  Jobless Claims at 233K Meet Fresh Q4 Earnings: CAT, MMM & More

                  by Mark Vickery

                  Along with a new full slate of Q4 earnings results ahead of today's opening bell, we also see Initial Jobless Claims reported for last week.

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                    Southwest Airlines (LUV) Beats on Q4 Earnings

                    by Zacks Equity Research

                    Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported better-than-expected results in the fourth quarter of 2017.

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                      Airline Stock Roundup: UAL Q4 Earnings, AAL's Expansion Update, DAL & LUV in Focus

                      by Zacks Equity Research

                      United Continental (UAL) became the second major carrier after Delta (DAL) to outperform in Q4.

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                        Norfolk Southern (NSC) Q4 Earnings Top, Volumes Rise

                        by Zacks Equity Research

                        Volume growth boosts Norfolk Southern's (NSC) fourth-quarter earnings. Improvement in operating ratio is also a positive.

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                          Airline Stocks' Q4 Earnings Due on Jan 25: LUV, AAL & ALK

                          by Zacks Equity Research

                          Airline stocks seem to be back in favor post hurricanes. The improved scenario with respect to unit revenues bodes well.

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                            Canadian National (CNI) Down on Q4 Earnings & Revenue Miss

                            by Zacks Equity Research

                            High fuel and labor costs affect Canadian National's (CNI) Q4 results. The dismal performance of Forest Products, Grain and Fertilizers plus Petroleum and Chemicals is also a spoiler.

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                              United Continental (UAL) Q4 Earnings Surpass, Decline Y/Y

                              by Zacks Equity Research

                              Escalated costs hurt United Continental's (UAL) Q4 results. However, an impressive rise in cargo revenues boosts the earnings.

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                                Will High Costs Mar Hawaiian Holdings' (HA) Q4 Earnings?

                                by Zacks Equity Research

                                We expect high labor and fuel costs to hurt Hawaiian Holdings' (HA) bottom line in the fourth quarter of 2017.

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                                  Can Southwest Airlines (LUV) Pull a Surprise in Q4 Earnings?

                                  by Zacks Equity Research

                                  High costs might affect Southwest Airlines' (LUV) results in Q4. However, the company's PRASM view for the period is promising.

                                    Zacks Equity Research

                                    Should Value Investors Consider Southwest Airlines (LUV) Stock?

                                    by Zacks Equity Research

                                    Is Southwest Airlines (LUV) a great pick from the value investor's perspective right now? Read on to know more.

                                      Zacks Equity Research

                                      Delta Air Lines (DAL) Q4 Earnings Beat, FY18 View Upped

                                      by Zacks Equity Research

                                      Delta's (DAL) fourth-quarter results were aided by strong demand for air travel. The new tax law is expected to aid Delta significantly.

                                        Zacks Equity Research

                                        Airline Stock Roundup: UAL's Raised Q4 PRASM View, DAL's Traffic Report & More

                                        by Zacks Equity Research

                                        United Continental's (UAL) improved fourth-quarter passenger unit revenues view bodes well ahead of the earnings season.

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                                          Southwest Airlines (LUV) December Traffic & Load Factor Up

                                          by Zacks Equity Research

                                          Southwest Airlines' (LUV) December traffic rises on higher demand for air travel. Load factor in the month also increases owing to traffic growth outweighing capacity expansion.

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                                            5 Airline Stocks Likely to Beat Q4 Earnings Estimates

                                            by Zacks Equity Research

                                            The overall sentiment pertaining to airlines is quite positive.

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                                              Grayson Disrupts Airline Operations, What's on the Radar?

                                              by Zacks Equity Research

                                              With high costs impeding bottom-line growth of carriers, multiple flight cancellations caused by Grayson is likely to dent their top lines.

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                                                At 52-Week Highs, Will FedEx & UPS Continue to Rally in 2018?

                                                by Zacks Equity Research

                                                The new tax law is likely to boost UPS and FedEX (FDX) in 2018. Efforts to reward shareholders are also impressive.

                                                  Zacks Equity Research

                                                  Company News For January 4, 2018

                                                  by Zacks Equity Research

                                                  Companies In The News are: GM,LUV,SCG,D,MGI,BABA